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The food category is enormous and the second most populated non-nation category in the calendar. It deals with nutrition, food (anything eaten), and non-alcoholic beverages. This category includes eating preferences like vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free.
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Thanksgiving in Canada is a significant state holiday celebrated on the second Monday of October. It follows the tradition of the end-of-season harvest feasts that have existed for centuries in Europe....
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The concept of dessert as part of a meal originated in Andalusia, Córdoba (Spain) on the Iberian Peninsula, circa 840-852 AD. Dessert was the brainchild of what you might call the first rock star-fashioni...
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National Cheese Curd Day is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada. Cheese curds are nuggets of cheddar cheese separated from the whey in the cheesemaking process. Restaurants and bars will o...
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NOW, the National Organization of Women hosts International Love Your Body Day on the third Wednesday in October. Created in 1997, Love Your Body Day is a day when women of all sizes, colors, ages, and...
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National Mushroom Day in the United States celebrates that versatile fungus known as the mushroom. No matter how you cook them or what spices and sauces you add, mushrooms are almost always delicious.
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International Day of Rural Women was first organized and promoted by the United Nations in 2008. It is a day to recognize the vital role of rural women in enhancing agricultural and rural development with...
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National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day encourages parents to visit their child's school and have lunch in the cafeteria. The goal is to learn about what goes into a healthy lunch and for parents and sc...
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World Food Day focuses on achieving food security for all. It is at the heart of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nation's efforts to ensure all people have regular access to enou...
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The Capital One New York City Wine and Food Festival (NYCWFF) is an annual star-studded lineup of celebrity chefs, food personalities, and culinary experts, a gastronomic extravaganza typically held in Oc...
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Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc. sponsors Food & Drug Interaction Education Week in October. Consumers are often unaware that some medications are affected by the foods we eat, herbs we consume, what w...
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Four Prunes Day highlights the health benefits of dried plums known as prunes. Eating four prunes a day is believed to slow the aging process of the brain and body, help in cases of anemia and help promot...
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National Pasta Day in the US is an annual celebration. Whether you prefer ravioli, tortellini, spaghetti, or penne, pasta is always pasta, and it's always great! It is brought to you by the Party Excus...
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Cupcakes were initially cooked in pottery cups called ramekins, teacups, or other small ceramic dishes to facilitate serving cake to multiple people at once. Eliza Leslie's 1828 recipe for cupcakes, publ...
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Fine-tune your shucking skills and get ready to celebrate everything, oyster. Created in 1966, The US Oyster Festival in Leonardtown, Maryland, is a two-day event featuring a cook-off, shucking contest, m...
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Saint Luke wrote one of the four Gospels in the New Testament. He is the patron saint of artists, physicians, bachelors, surgeons, students, and butchers. Today is his feast day. Why so many feast days...
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Seafood Bisque Day in the United States celebrates seafood bisque. Bisque is a smooth, creamy, and highly seasoned soup of French origins featuring lobster, crab, shrimp, or crayfish.
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National Baking Week in the United Kingdom was an initiative of the Corning Inc. brand Pyrex®. Parents and teachers share the joy of baking with children throughout the country in schools and home kitche...
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Brandied Fruit Day celebrates the 21+ dessert created by slow fermentation of mixed fruits within brandy. Alcohol is one way to preserve fruits longer than the season allows, and drying and canning are tw...
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Apple Day is a United Kingdom event celebrating apples and orchards throughout the country. Common Ground created the event in 1989. The organization removed its page for Apple Day in 2012, but the nation...
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Today is Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) Day. Iodine deficiency is the lack of the trace element iodine in the human body. It can result in several issues, leading to developmental delays and other healt...